For over two years, Virginians who face dangerous pipelines, offshore oil rigs, toxic coal ash, rapidly rising tides, and other pollution threats have appealed to Governor McAuliffe for real leadership. We’ve sent thousands of petitions, shown up at public events, and invited the Governor to tour our threatened homes, asking him to protect our land, […]
See for yourself what pipelines would do to Virginia’s land and communities. Join Wild Virginia on Sunday July 24, 2016, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., for a full day outing to learn about proposed pipeline routes through the George Washington National Forest. Spend the day meeting landowners near the national forests who will be impacted, […]
Wednesday August 3, 2016, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly protest against the ACP. Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters. Or bring your knitting and join the Knitting Nanas. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville […]
Protect your national forests from pipelines and fracking by becoming a citizen science water quality monitor. Learn how to properly conduct water quality monitoring on streams in Virginia. Wild Virginia and Trout Unlimited (TU) will teach you how to conduct chemical monitoring on water samples, measure stream flow, test water temperatures and turbidity and conduct […]
Join Free Nelson for a mask making workshop in preparation for Hands Across Our Land. The workshop will teach you how to make masks of native animals that you can then wear to Hand Across Our Land to represent them in the protest against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. The workshop will be held from 1:00 […]
Wednesday August 17, 2016, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly protest against the ACP. Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters. Or bring your knitting and join the Knitting Nanas. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville […]
Hands Across Our Land is a grassroots action designed to bring attention to the plight landowners and communities face at the hands of bullying, multi-billion dollar corporations in their quest to build new fossil fuel infrastructure. We believe the rights of property ownership are fundamental to our democracy; that eminent domain should never be used for […]
Wednesday September 7, 2016, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dominion Virginia Power (Charlottesville headquarters), 1719 Hydraulic Rd., Charlottesville 22901, Bi-weekly protest against the ACP. Bring your signs and wear your t-shirts to protest the ACP at Dominion’s Charlottesville headquarters. Or bring your knitting and join the Knitting Nanas. Sponsored by Virginia Sierra Club, 350.org, Charlottesville […]
Wild Virginia will lead a tour of impacted lands along the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline route for the Virginia Conservation Network's Environmental Assembly. The tour will end with a discussion at the Starr Hill Brewery to recap what was learned on the tour between 3:00 and 3:30 p.m. To find out more about the pipeline […]
Bringing together conservation leaders from across Virginia, the Environmental Assembly provides a forum for discussion on key environmental issues and an opportunity to strategize with like-minded individuals about the best ways to tackle threats to our natural environment. This year's Assembly—scheduled Friday, September 9 through Saturday, September 10 in Charlottesville, VA—will feature a lively evening […]
